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Comics and Graphic Novels

COMICS: Will the Next Superman Be Gay?

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Superman Kisses Batman - DC Comics

Editor’s note: This is still thinly sourced and may go up in smoke But oh, to dream: DC Comics is preparing to make Superman gay – and it’s partly down to longstanding trademark issues, according to unconfirmed reports. The claim was made by former DC Comics artist Ethan Van Sciver who is often considered to be in-the-know when it comes to the direction of future comic books. Van Sciver made the claim in a livestream on YouTube on Thursday (19 August) titled “SUPERMAN IS GAY! Shocking DC Comics SCOOP!!” “I just found out, I got a little bit of a … Read more

COMIC BOOKS: Robin is Bi in New Batman Series

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Robin Bisexual - DC Comics

Batman’s sidekick Tim Drake, aka Robin, came out as bisexual and scored himself a date all in one issue – and DC Comics fans are absolutely elated. Drake first appeared in comics in 1989 and is the third character to assume the role of Batman’s vigilante partner Robin. Over the years, he has adopted multiple aliases including Red Robin and even going by the codename Drake before becoming Batman’s sidekick once more. The character has been shown dating women before and, in the latest comic book, it has been confirmed that he is also open to dating men. Batman: Urban … Read more

Pride Month Comics Round-Up

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DC Pride Month

The comic book industry is jumping into the Pride month celebration full force this year, with the majority of major publishers delivering outstanding stories and artwork highlighting LGBTQ identities from a wide collection of LGBTQ creators. From the spooky and moody to the quirky and heartfelt, dive into these Pride month offerings from the comics world. One of the major players in comics has prepared a major slate for Pride month. The headliner is easily the 80-page anthology “DC Pride #1,” one book compiling original stories that place prominent LGBTQ DC heroes and villains in the spotlight. Characters like Aqualad, … Read more

DC Comics to Release ‘Poison Ivy: Thorns’ For Pride

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Poison Ivy: Thorns

DC Comics has big plans for Pride month this year, and the comic book giant will kick things off by giving plant-based baddie Poison Ivy, one of its most endearing LGBTQ characters, a love story to die for helmed by two LGBTQ heavy hitters. “Poison Ivy: Thorns” brings New York Times bestselling author Kody Keplinger (“The DUFF”) and artist Sara Kipin together to craft a gothic romance focused on the budding relationship between Pamela Isley, better known as Poison Ivy, and “cute goth girl” Alice Oh. But family secrets and Isley’s strained relationship with her father threaten to shape Isley … Read more

Marvel Comics Introducing New Queer Superhero for Pride Month

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Somnus - Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is set to introduce Somnus, a queer mutant superhero, in a hotly-anticipated Pride-themed comic released in June. Somnus will make his first appearance in Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1, where his incredible backstory will be unveiled by veteran comic book writer Steve Orlando. The artwork is created by Claudia Aguirre in her Marvel Comics debut, while Luciano Vecchio takes responsibility for costume design. Marvel Comics is set to introduce Somnus, a queer mutant superhero, in a hotly-anticipated Pride-themed comic released in June. Somnus will make his first appearance in Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1, where his incredible backstory will be … Read more

Comic Book Green Lantern to Be Reconceived as a Gay Man

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Green Lantern

DC Comics’ original Green Lantern Alan Scott will be returning to the mainstream comics as a gay man with two children. The Golden Age Green Lantern – aka Alan Scott – was first introduced by DC in the 1940s and eventually married a woman named Rose Canton. But the latest reboot will see Scott reimagined as gay, with the loss of his boyfriend serving as one of the catalysts for his transformation into the Green Lantern. The retcon takes place in Infinite Frontier #0 in a touching scene where Scott comes out to his twin children Jade and Obsidian. Full … Read more

FOR READERS: Fave Queer Comics

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Empyre #4

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: In keeping with today’s Captain America news, what are your favorite queer spec fic comics and characters (print or web), and why? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

Marvel Comics Unveils a Gay Captain America

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Marvel fans rejoice – the iconic comic book house has added a new queer Captain America to its heroic lineup just in time for Pride month. Marvel Comics will celebrate the patriotic hero’s 80th anniversary with a new series titled The United States of Captain America, which will introduce Marvel’s newest LGBT+ hero, Aaron Fisher. The series will see Steve Rogers, who is the current Captain America in the Marvel universe, team up with Captain Americas of the past – including Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson and John Walker – on a road trip across the US to find his stolen … Read more

Non-Binary Flash to Be featured in Holiday Justice League Crossover

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Merry Multiverse

DC Comics is set to introduce a non-binary version of the Flash in a major gender-swapped comic crossover event next month. Jess Chambers, aka Kid Quick, will debut in DC’s Very Merry Multiverse, an anthology of seasonal sagas landing in stores on 6 December. The speedster, whose aunt is the current-day Jesse Quick, will be introduced in an eight-page story focusing on the Teen Justice team from Earth-11, a world where the heroes are gender-flipped versions of the heroes of the traditional DC Earth. They’ll then take on the official mantle of the Flash for the Future State: Justice League … Read more

FILM: Marvel ‘keen’ to cast Shia LeBeouf as gay superhero Iceman in X-Men reboot

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Pyro and Iceman

Shia LeBeouf is reportedly in the running to play gay superhero Iceman in Marvel’s highly-anticipated X-Men reboot. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is set to undergo a radical shift in the next few years following Disney’s acquisition of Fox, and with it the rights to the X-Men. Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president, has confirmed that the MCU’s take on the mutants will be “quite different” to the previous series, and is said to be working on a plan to introduce the X-Men to his carefully calibrated world. After fervent speculation, the first grain of news regarding that plan appears to … Read more